Supporter.



J. WARREN.

SUPPORTBR.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.13, 191s.

1,.103,1 14. Patented July 14, 1914;

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SUPPORTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 14,1914.

Application filed December 13, 1913. Serial No. 806,463.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JEMIMA WARREN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mc- Comb, in the county of Hancock and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Supporters, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to supporters for the uterus and has for its object the production of an efficient support which may be inserted and removed by an unskilled person.

Another object of the invention is the production of a simple and efiicient supporter which is not liable to cause inflammation and which will constitute an efficient yieldable support for the uterus.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will appear throughout the following specification and claim.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the supporter. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section through thesupporter. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on line 33 of Fig. 2.

' Referring to the drawings by numerals 1 designates the substantially coneshaped body which is preferably formed of silk rubber. This body 1 is provided with a rounded top 2 for the purpose of constituting an efficient support for engaging the uterus without fear of infiaming the same. The body 1 terminates at its lower edge in a tubular casing 3 which is formed of rubber. A coil spring 4 is placed within the tubular casing 3 and constitutes a yieldable band for holding the device in its proper position. A

silk cord 5 is placed within the coils of the spring 4 and this silk cord hangs close to the inner side of the coil spring 4 so as to allow a broad body for the cord 5 to be secured to. The cord 5 has its end 6 extending from the tube 3 and hangs downwardly therefrom so that the supporter may be removed from its position by pulling upon the cord 5. The supporter is inserted in the channel leading to the uterus with the small end of the cone upward. The coil spring 4 will cause the tubular portion 3 to engage the walls of the channel leading to the uterus for holding the supporter in its proper position.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that owing to the fact that the body 1 is formed of thin flexible material, this body 1 will constitute an eflicient support for engaging the uterus.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new, is

A supporter of the class described comprising a flexible body formed of rubberized silk, a rubber tube formed around the lower edge of said body, a coil spring positioned within s'aidtube for holding said tube in engagement with a support, and a removing cord passing around the interior of said 0011 spring and projecting from said tube for facilitating the removal of said supporter from the wearer thereof.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

J EMIMA WARREN.

Witnesses J. T. WARREN, MARm FREED. 

